Prediabetes is the state in which some but not all of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes are met. It is often described as the `gray area” between normal blood sugar and diabetic levels. ==Classification== ===Impaired fasting glycaemia=== Impaired fasting glycaemia or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) refers to a condition in which the fasting .....
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(from the article `Type 2 Diabetes: A Long-Ignored Epidemic`) ...In the early stages of insulin resistance, people are likely to have glucose levels that are elevated but not high enough to be classified as ...
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A state of potential diabetes mellitus, with normal glucose tolerance but with an increased risk of developing diabetes; (e.g., family history). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(pre-di″ә-be´tēz) a state of latent impairment of carbohydrate metabolism in which the criteria for diabetes mellitus are not all satisfied.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pre′dī-ă-bē′tēz Definitions: 1. A state of potential diabetes mellitus, with normal glucose tolerance but with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, (family history).
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A condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. People with prediabetes are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and vascular disease. You may have prediabetes if your fasting blood sugar level is testing between 100 and 125 mg/dL or your oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) ...
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A condition in which blood sugar (blood glucose) levels are higher than normal but are not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. People with prediabetes are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and for heart disease and having a stroke. Previous names for prediabetes are impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose.
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a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent. · a condition in which the development of diabetes mellitus is expected.
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Prediabetes is when a person’s blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. It is the same as impaired glucose intolerance.
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